Laptop heads: Need some advice on Sony Best buy deal

[dawilleyone]

I'm looking at this Sony Vaio laptop which is the deal of the day from Best buy

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$650.00 + tax (store pickup only)

Specs

Processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.2GHz
System Bus 800MHz
Widescreen LCD (1600 x 900) 16.4"
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4GB DDR2 Expandable To 8GB
SATA 500 GB (5400 rpm)
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
digital media card reader
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Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Video Memory 2287MB (total available)
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Built-in Webcam
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Networking: Built-in 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet LAN (with RJ-45 Wireless-A+B+G+N Bluetooth-Enabled

PCMCIA Slots
1 ExpressCard/34
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3 USB 2.0 Ports
1 IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
Up to 3 hours
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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Included Software
Microsoft Works SE 9.0; VAIO Multimedia Suite and more

this is about $200 cheaper than any price I've seen for the same model anywhere on the net. I've built desktop pc's from scratch for years, but I've never purchased (or owned) a laptop as I've always had loaners from work. I know next to nothing about Sony's as a laptop manufacturer. The reviewers all gave it 5/5 stars and basically the only negative appears to be the battery life (2.5-3 hrs).

I'm a PC gamer and I like the fact it has a pretty solid video card with at least some dedicated memory on it.

This shit is literally sitting in my shopping cart waiting for me to buy. Any alternatives or gotchas I should look out for.?

 

[Amajorfucup]

Pull the trigger. Reputable brand and pretty good specs. Even has a mutil-card reader. That price is $80 cheaper than i have ever seen it. If the screen was smaller i would purchase it (not a fan of widescreen 16 laptops but im no laptop gamer). I think its a good deal. Batteries atrocious though.

 

[dawilleyone]

Pull the trigger. Reputable brand and pretty good specs. Even has a mutil-card reader. That price is $80 cheaper than i have ever seen it. If the screen was smaller i would purchase it (not a fan of widescreen 16 laptops but im no laptop gamer). I think its a good deal. Batteries atrocious though.

Cool, thanks. Trigger pulled. I think the sale goes til friday, so I'll update on the board if everything checks out